Books

Yes, I read the Irish novel that Mom brought home to read but perhaps René did not read it. René likes to paint herself as more righteous than us because she did not read the same books that Mom and I read, but René exaggerates. There is no virtue in setting yourself up as a naive ignoramus and basing your childrearing methodology on "Little Prince," a book I never read but which I understand was written by a decadent sleazy Frenchman, not to be fooled by the cute little drawing on the cover. Comparisons, comparisons, comparisons. At least we are here to mitigate the "Little Prince" nonsense.